Patents by Inventor Changlong ZUO

Changlong ZUO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10440842
    Abstract: A flexible electronic device includes a flexible shaft including a first side and a second side not parallel to each other, and a flexible screen coupled to the first side. The first side deforms with a rotation of the flexible shaft and the second side does not deform with the rotation of the flexible shaft. The flexible screen deforms in synchronism with a deformation of the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoli Fan, Changlong Zuo
  • Patent number: 10178765
    Abstract: A flexible device is provided according to the present application, which includes a first sliding shaft, a second sliding shaft, a middle sliding shaft group and a connecting member group. The middle sliding shaft group includes multiple middle sliding shafts arranged in rows. The middle sliding shaft group is movably connected to the first sliding shaft and the second sliding shaft by the connecting member group. The flexible device can be bent along an extending direction of the middle sliding shaft group, and a bent portion of the flexible device is always of an arc-shaped structure. The flexible device according to the present application adopts a mechanical structure to realize a bending deformation thus can avoid problems of a degraded bending performance and breakage generated after the flexible device is frequently used in the conventional technology. An electronic device employing the flexible device is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoli Fan, Xiaoqin Han, Lei Ma, Changlong Zuo
  • Patent number: 10121395
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a deformable housing, including a recess for holding a deformable device; a deformable portion comprising at least two surfaces having a plurality of concave/convex structures; and at least two support parts embedded in the deformable portion. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Xiaoli Fan, Lei Ma, Changlong Zuo
  • Publication number: 20180264752
    Abstract: A housing includes one or more rigid portions and one or more flexible portions. The one or more rigid portions are formed by a foam metal. The one or more flexible portions are formed by a polymer elastomer and securely coupled to the one or more rigid portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaoli FAN, Changlong ZUO
  • Publication number: 20180270964
    Abstract: A flexible electronic device includes a flexible shaft including a first side and a second side not parallel to each other, and a flexible screen coupled to the first side. The first side deforms with a rotation of the flexible shaft and the second side does not deform with the rotation of the flexible shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaoli FAN, Changlong ZUO
  • Patent number: 9930794
    Abstract: An apparatus to support a flexible screen of an electronic device includes a plurality of shafts, a plurality of rows of first connecting members, and a plurality of rows of second connecting members. Each first and second connecting member has a top side, a bottom side, a left aperture and a right aperture extending from the top side to the bottom side, with each aperture coupled to a shaft. The width of the apertures for each second connecting member is greater than the width of the apertures for each first connecting member. The plurality of shafts are connected to each other by alternate rows of first connecting members and second connecting members along the length of the shafts. Each connecting member in a row of connecting members overlaps with two connecting members in an adjacent row of connecting members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Lenova (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Beiou Luan, Changlong Zuo
  • Publication number: 20170188474
    Abstract: An apparatus to support a flexible screen of an electronic device includes a plurality of shafts, a plurality of rows of first connecting members, and a plurality of rows of second connecting members. Each first and second connecting member has a top side, a bottom side, a left aperture and a right aperture extending from the top side to the bottom side, with each aperture coupled to a shaft. The width of the apertures for each second connecting member is greater than the width of the apertures for each first connecting member. The plurality of shafts are connected to each other by alternate rows of first connecting members and second connecting members along the length of the shafts. Each connecting member in a row of connecting members overlaps with two connecting members in an adjacent row of connecting members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Beiou Luan, Changlong Zuo
  • Publication number: 20170185105
    Abstract: Disclosed is a protective layer of a display screen including but not limited to: a flexible abradable fibrous layer laid flat in an elastic substrate; and an elastic substrate, wherein the adhesive strength between the elastic substrate and the fibrous layer, and the adhesive strength between the elastic substrate and a surface of the display screen are selected to obtain a desired transparency of the protective layer. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Xiaoli Fan, Lei Ma, Changlong Zuo
  • Publication number: 20170188471
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a deformable housing, including a recess for holding a deformable device; a deformable portion comprising at least two surfaces having a plurality of concave/convex structures; and at least two support parts embedded in the deformable portion. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Xiaoli Fan, Lei Ma, Changlong Zuo
  • Publication number: 20170094775
    Abstract: A flexible device is provided according to the present application, which includes a first sliding shaft, a second sliding shaft, a middle sliding shaft group and a connecting member group. The middle sliding shaft group includes multiple middle sliding shafts arranged in rows. The middle sliding shaft group is movably connected to the first sliding shaft and the second sliding shaft by the connecting member group. The flexible device can be bent along an extending direction of the middle sliding shaft group, and a bent portion of the flexible device is always of an arc-shaped structure. The flexible device according to the present application adopts a mechanical structure to realize a bending deformation thus can avoid problems of a degraded bending performance and breakage generated after the flexible device is frequently used in the conventional technology. An electronic device employing the flexible device is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoli FAN, Xiaoqin HAN, Lei MA, Changlong ZUO